ED Surge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

So now students in elementary and middle schools have to keep devices off and put away during the school day, though high school students can use their smartphones or watches between classes and at lunch. And at least four states — Indiana, Louisiana, South Carolina and Florida — have enacted statewide bans limiting school smartphone access.

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ED Surge

JUNE 19, 2024

Inclusive Design Inclusive design in educational technology is crucial to ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds, have equal access to learning opportunities. User-Friendly Data Tools Select platforms that equip teachers with easy access to data and intuitive analysis tools.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 8, 2024

Creating “universal” access to high-quality pre-K will require a massive, long-term public investment (as much as $33 billion, according to NIEER). In the near term, states can increase access by leveraging the existing infrastructure for providing pre-K in the home-based programs that already serve many rural families.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 10, 2022

Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility 00;00;00;04 – 00;00;07;19 John Davis This is the Ten Minute Teacher Podcast with your host Vicki Davis. Extended Episode number 780 – Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility. How do you give them access to what information you're trying to share? Your district.

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Cool Cat Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2023

00:05:45 – 00:09:44 : Math is Not Neutral Dr. Lidia Gonzalez talks about the importance of inclusive and equitable math education, touching on issues of access and representation. One is who has access to high-quality, rigorous math instruction. So issues of access making it non-neutral, but also the content we teach.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Thats according to a survey of 700 elementary and middle school teachers by Study.com, an online learning platform, that queried educators in January about student achievement. We know there's a gap in access, especially for families at home, she says.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

To learn more about how districts are integrating innovative instructional practices and data-driven tools for more personalized learning, EdSurge spoke with Dr. Joseph Mancuso , Superintendent of Eastern York School District , and Michael Calvert , Director of Elementary Education at South Allegheny School District.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

School nurses, she notes, have more access to children — seven or eight hours a day — and their families than really any other health care professional. You just have access to things that health care providers in clinical settings outside of schools really don't have. Your role gives you unique access and insight to today's youth.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Key Takeaways: Free Apps for Writing : Explore tools like Book Creator, Canva, and Google Docs to enable multimodal storytelling and provide accessibility options such as speech-to-text. How can teachers balance the demands of teaching foundational skills with writing practice?

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental. EXTENDED EPISODE - Episode #791- The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Differentiating Reading Instruction in Kindergarten through Elementary Laura Robb, Reading Expert. Transcript - Differentiating Instruction for Kindergarten and Elementary - Laura Robb - Episode 791.

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ED Surge

MARCH 10, 2025

elementary, middle and high schools, and the results were striking. According to the study, 89 percent of students in grades 6-12 enjoyed reading large print books, while 75 percent of middle schoolers and 86 percent of high schoolers asked for more access to large print books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Once you find a book, you access a scanned version (if available, say from Project Gutenberg) or purchase it at a linked bookstore. . Access this catalog via the website.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. I had earned my masters in the art of teaching elementary education. Your role gives you unique access and insight to today's youth.

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ED Surge

MAY 15, 2024

The STEM+CS team develops every opportunity from a lens of inclusion and accessibility for all. Equity of opportunity accessibility is first and foremost in every initiative within STEM+CS. Research is foundational to sustaining and expanding access to all students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Once you find a book, you access a scanned version (if available, say from Project Gutenberg) or purchase it at a linked bookstore. . Access this catalog via the website.

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Accelerate Learning

MARCH 22, 2024

Integrating engineering concepts into elementary education is a crucial topic in this day and age. Learn about the DIVE-IN method as a great way to include engineering in elementary classrooms. We aim to make engineering education open and accessible for every student in your class, school, and district.

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2024

Department of Education's YOU Belong in STEM and the National Science Foundation's vision for the STEM Education of the Future underscore a national commitment to equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a tech-centric world, ensuring equitable access to opportunities that foster innovation and sustain the economy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Once you find a book, you access a scanned version (if available, say from Project Gutenberg) or purchase it at a linked bookstore. Access this catalog via the website. Access this collection via the website. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

A graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in elementary education, Hensons career spans multiple grade levels and roles across Texas: teacher, instructional coach, principal and associate superintendent in various districts. Early literacy is the foundation for all students and is a key focus in Marlin ISD.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

The two events prevented many children from accessing high-quality, in-person early care and education opportunities before kindergarten. Across the country, elementary school teachers and leaders report that children are entering kindergarten worse off than their peers of the past. It has also expanded the program in a few ways.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2021

Edusight – Edusight is an app that allows elementary educators to collect and monitor accurate data about their learners. Educators can log into their grade book from any computer with Internet access. It is flexible and easy to learn, so the educator can monitor learner activities.

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Carly and Adam

JANUARY 16, 2025

Developing an effective STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculum for elementary students is crucial for fostering critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving skills. How Do You Build an Elementary STEM Curriculum? For older students, incorporate complex projects.

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User Generated Education

JULY 12, 2020

I am planning to do anti-racist activities with my elementary students (5th and 6th graders) this coming fall. Learners are given access to the following Google slide and asked to explore the resources independently. To view the full set, access the link to the Wakelet aggregate. Introduction. I bought a set for my classroom.)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. Teachers no longer lecture from a dais with student learning contained within the schoolhouse walls.

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Educators Technology

AUGUST 17, 2022

While a number of these worksheets are available for free, to have unlimited access to all printable resources on Super Teacher Worksheets you need to become a member. per year and a School Building Site license which provides unlimited access for all teachers within a single school for $375.00 preschool to grade 8), by subject (e.g.,

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ED Surge

MAY 19, 2022

Another platform, Mygrants , allows learners to access skills training and build new competencies while developing credit through digital cash transfers performed at a low cost by blockchain technologies. where elementary school students can select adventures and collect gifts as a result of learning core skills.

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ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. I worked in an elementary school as part of my education minor at the University of California, Berkeley, during my junior year, and I think that had a great impact on me. Absolutely.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Her two children, however, were students at one of the targeted schools, Pugh Elementary in the city’s northeastern Denver Harbor neighborhood. Displaced Librarians When Brandie Dowda was hired at Burrus Elementary, a campus home to mostly Black and Hispanic students, she was the first librarian employed by the school in a decade.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

So, I took it upon myself to implement it in my classroom with some success selecting certain days during the instructional week to limit screen access. Departments may also use this approach at the secondary level and at grade levels for the elementary level. However, the site plan was not adopted.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2024

In 10th grade, for some extra cash, Campbell signed up to tutor elementary school students through a literacy program in her hometown of Washington, D.C. It is an afterschool program where high school students are hired and trained to tutor elementary school students to try to improve their reading scores. I just liked the money.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

But Caposey, the superintendent of Meridian CUSD 223 in Illinois, added that the pandemic also forced them to realize “massive equity and access issues.” As a district in a small, rural community, they suffered from the kind of broadband access issues that were spotlighted by the pandemic. Quite frankly, I’m embarrassed,” Caposey said.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

However, 39 percent of schools reported that lack of access to licensed professionals and mental health funding were major roadblocks to their efforts supporting student mental health. Nearly 90 percent of schools reported increased social and emotional support for students during the 2021-22 academic year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2024

Age Group Familiarity : Select someone experienced with teaching children in your child’s age group, as pedagogy varies significantly between elementary and high school levels. Accessibility : Aim to work with tutors that can accommodate online sessions, rather than purely providing in-person assistance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Age group: Upper elementary. Instructions are both written and audio, making them accessible to lots of learners. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. At the end, they take a post-test to measure improvement in their financial literacy.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2022

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Regina Meeks , an elementary math and ELA teacher in North Carolina. When you design your lessons based on the UDL framework, you create an accessible learning environment where all of your students have the best chance to learn.” Learning Without Limits: Increasing Tech Accessibility in the K–12 Classroom.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

One survey of educators found a jump from about two-thirds of middle and high school students having access to a school-issued device prior to the pandemic, to 90 percent a year later. The pandemic-era jump for elementary school students was even larger: from under half to 84 percent.

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